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Climate change

Opinion | How Cop30 laid bare the new geopolitics of climate action

Fractures, even among the Global South, show the energy transition is not just a technical challenge but a deeply political negotiation.

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US-China trade war

China’s EV parts could be in Tesla’s crosshairs – is a total ‘de-risk’ feasible?

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China-EU relations

Exclusive | ‘Progress cannot be stopped’: China’s chief Paris envoy talks trade, EV tariffs

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China-EU relations

As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?

Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

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European Union

Opinion | Europe should focus on beating US tariffs, not Chinese EVs

European producers are getting hit hard by US trade barriers. A deal with Beijing could give Brussels enough breathing room to fight back.

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China’s fourth plenum

Energy transition goals in China’s 15th five-year plan

China’s 15th five-year plan will lay out plans for reaching its “dual carbon” goals, and targets under the Paris Agreement, as it seeks to replace energy from fossil fuels with renewables.

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China trade

Argentina registration by China’s BYD hints at local car production

If the EV behemoth follows through with manufacturing, Argentina would host the company’s second vehicle factory in Latin America.

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People stop by the booth of the Chinese carmaker BYD during an auto show in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province on July 1. Photo: LONG WEI / Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD challenges Tesla with launch of cheaper SUV in Hong Kong

The Atto 2 is priced at HK$169,800 after tax, while the cheapest Tesla Model 3 ‘rear-wheel drive’ starts at HK$249,000 before tax.

China Future Tech briefing

EVs | China’s EV makers look overseas for growth

Domestic price wars and overcapacity, as well as tariffs in North America, are spurring Chinese EV makers to boost exports and open new factories in Europe and emerging markets.

China trade

Brazil grants BYD exemption from EV tariff hike, but not for as long as sought

Regulators compromise after other carmakers push back, saying the break would unfairly advantage BYD and might threaten up to 50,000 jobs.

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An exhibition area of BYD’s production base in Camacari, Brazil on July 1, when the company held a ceremony marking its first Brazil-made passenger vehicle at its factory there . Photo: Xinhua
China trade

Brazil weighs BYD tariff break as rivals warn of lay-offs and investment freeze

Chinese EV maker seeks cut while building local plant but other carmakers and regional governors say it could hurt Brazil’s industrial base.

Guests inspect a BYD vehicle on display in Camacari, Brazil on July 1 as the Chinese automaker held a ceremony to mark its first passenger vehicle assembled at its factory there. Photo: Xinhua
Donald Trump

Trump offers surprise support to Musk, as Tesla stock plunges

The US president says he wants the billionaire to ‘THRIVE’, in a startling development after their recent bitter public feud.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD outsells Tesla, BMW in Hong Kong’s right-hand drive EV market

Hong Kong sells fewer than 40,000 cars a year, but mainland carmakers consider it the beachhead for breaking into the global right-hand-drive market.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China and Europe power 24% growth in global EV sales in June

Sales in China jumped 28 per cent, while Europe’s demand rose 23 per cent to 390,000 units last month, according to Rho Motion.

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Visitors look at a BYD EV at the Bucharest Tech Expo in June. Photo: Xinhua
China Future Tech briefing

EVs | China plugs into next-generation batteries

Sodium-ion and solid-state batteries are emerging technologies for powering electric vehicles and storing electricity. China has made big advances on both.

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US-China trade war

US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China-linked firms

House of Representatives must still approve legislation, which also ends ‘de minimis’ customs protections, before sending it to White House.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s plug-in hybrid exports spike in wake of EU tariff exemption

Plug-in hybrids are exempt from European Union duties on Chinese electric vehicles. China’s auto giants have been quick to take advantage.

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China-EU relations

Overcapacity: the economic buzzword fuelling Europe’s clash with China

Some EU officials believe Beijing is trying to distract from what they consider to be serious problems by poking holes in the terminology.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global

‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.

Electric & new energy vehicles

How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market

Volkswagen, Renault and other EU stalwarts prepare a slew of smaller, cheaper EVs to fight an influx of Chinese models.

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China-EU relations

A tale of two cities: why views of China differ so much in Barcelona and Prague

The stark contrast between Spain’s wish for close economic ties and Czech suspicion highlights the growing divide within the EU over China.

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Foxconn

Foxconn expects robust revenue growth from AI despite US tariffs

The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to enter the US market by the end of this year, chairman Young Liu says.

Foxconn’s headquarters in New Taipei City. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Renault leverages Shanghai operation for cars aimed at markets outside Europe

Company says Shanghai operation is working on developing models for Ampere and Renault marques for sale outside Europe.

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China-EU relations

Job creator or industry killer? Europe faces Chinese EV investment dilemma

Truck maker Windrose wants to be ‘first of many’ to bring EV ecosystem to Europe, matching Macron’s ambitions for ‘Battery Valley’ in France.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD overtakes Tesla in Europe for the first time as sales jump 169% in April

Shenzhen-based BYD sold 7,231 battery electric vehicles in April versus 7,165 by Tesla, according to data from Jato Dynamics.

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BYD Dolphin Surf EVs are parked at the Chinese carmaker’s event in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Europe’s clash with China on EVs not ‘existential’, former EU official says

Trump is pushing Europe and China to cooperate more closely despite disagreements, according to former trade negotiator.

BYD Europe unveils its new Dolphin Surf electric car in Berlin in May. Europe’s anti-subsidy case against Chinese-made electric vehicles has become a major issue affecting ties between the two powers. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Stellantis, Leapmotor near decision on European production

Leapmotor says production costs likely to rise by 10 per cent compared with former Poland plant, but has no plans to raise prices.

US-China trade war

Tariff flux leaves Chinese car-parts makers in limbo on global growth plans

The fluid tariff situation makes planning difficult, particularly with regard to offshore investment, S&P analysts say.

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